Senior Frontend JavaScript Developer at Bluegrass Digital

WHO WE LOOKING FOR

• We're looking for a creative Senior Frontend JavaScript Developer who is energetic and passionate about using the latest technologies, and eager to grow your skills by working on Mobile Apps and Responsive Web projects, PWA’s, API integrations and more. You will work on some big brand names, some small brand names, and start-ups building some cool projects and having fun along the way. You will be mentored by our Head of Development, who give you exposure to the latest technologies and architectural best practices being used on the web today. This is a fantastic opportunity to build and maintain scalable, interactive, and engaging user experiences across multiple platforms for some of the world’s leading life science brands.

WHO WORKS AT BLUEGRASS

• Code lovers and geeks with interesting hobby projects. They are collaborators and enjoy contributing to communities. They like to exceed expectations, want to learn and improve through doing great work experience & achieving results. Honest, ethical, punctual and professional with a sense of humor! Technical thinkers that can communicate well with both clients, internal teams and non-techies.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Minimum of 5-6 years of continuous experience building web and mobile applications.
• Expert understanding of the JavaScript core language.
• Ability to architect, develop, test, and support applications using technologies such as HTML, SCSS, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript.
• Architecting headless web solutions using ReactJS and NextJS
• Architecting mobile applications using React Native, Redux, Redux-saga, React-router for web, react-navigation for native, Jest/mocha etc. for unit tests, Redux form, eslint
• Experience with more than one JS framework/library preferred (React, Vue.js, NextJS)
• Experience working with charting libraries (i.e. HighCharts; D3.js) to build interactive data visualization applications (advantageous)
• Experience with JavaScript tooling and build systems (Webpack, Gulp, NPM, Babel, Yarn etc.)
• Experience working with Figma
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and platforms (Bitbucket, GitHub) is essential
• Able to question the status quo and proactively develop improvements in the technical skill set as well as identifying technical and core skills training requirements.
• High level of attention to detail, both in matching a design and ensuring a smooth user experience
• Passionate about creating easy-to-use and stunning user experiences.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluating requirements and producing, updating, and communicating accurate estimates of development projects.
• Ensure adherence to programming standards across projects.
• Perform code audits, peer code reviews, and support team members on their projects.
• Manage client expectations around technological limitations and challenges
• DevOps (Azure) - assist with the set up/management of Azure resources and pipelines.
• DevOps (Mobile) - assist with the set up/management of mobile app certificates and deployments.
• Conduct new developer code interviews and assist with onboarding new developers into the team.
• Strengthen architectural and system design skills for end-to-end project management.
• Enhance deadline management and project communication to avoid unnecessary frustration and overtime.
• Pursue additional Azure certifications and strive for independence in scoping, architecting, and managing projects.
• Encourage developer responsibility and ownership throughout projects, guiding the internal team to take charge and supporting project managers when necessary